KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Monday announced that the country had recorded its fifth case of the Monkeypox virus but the first case to be the first case to be reported outside of rural Jamaica.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness in its latest statement said that the case was detected in Kingston and St Andrew. The other four confirmed cases were reported in Clarendon, St Elizabeth and St James.
The health authorities also announced that this is Jamaica’s third locally transmitted Monkeypox case, meaning that the person had no recent travel history and is not linked to any of the previous cases.
The patient is now quarantining at home.
The ministry said that there are currently three active cases of Monkeypox on the island and that two patients have since recovered from the virus.
The symptoms of the virus include a rash that initially looks like pimples or blisters and may be painful or itchy. Other symptoms of Monkeypox can include, fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion, muscle aches and backache, headache as well as sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough.
So far the virus has been detected in Bermuda, Bahamas, Barbados and Jamaica.
